The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-18
QUEEN KAPIOLANI
IN BOSTON.
The Royal Visitors Fifth
Day insthe City.
The Peoples Reception to the Ha-
waiian Queen.
Mechanics Building Crowded With
Humanity-An Occasion PartIci-
fpated in by thousands
The Decorations.
From Boston Exchanges, May 18TH

| From Boston Exchanges, May 13th.I
Boston has rarely seen a bigger gather
ing than that which greeted Queen Kapio-
lani and the Royal party at the Mechanics
! Building last evening. 1t seemed as If
| half the people of this good old city had
turned out to give the distinguished visi-
tors a welcome such as they had never ex-
! perienced before. For an hour before the
arrival of the Royal party crowds focked
to the building, some in carriages, but
more on foot, and joined the throng slowly
disappearing beneath the covered walk.
The scenes within the building were
picturesque and inspiring. The Cadet
Band was stationed on the second floor of
the room adjoining the main hall, and dis
coursed lively music the entire evening
Ushers and aids with gay-colored sashes
hurried hither and thither; men and
women anxious to get glance at the Royal
party pushed trantically along through
the crowd in spite of the official remon-
strances of numerous policemen. An ap-
parently endless rope, running from pillar
to pillar and leading from the Royal re-
ception room to the stage, set apart a walk
for the accommodation of the visitors and
escorts.
The galleries were filled to a seat, and
on the floor the crowd was 50 dense that to
move about was an utter impossibility. 1t
was estimated that fully
TWELVE THOUSAND PEOPLE
Were present. The decorations were pro-
fuse and elegant The large pipe organ in
the rear of the stage was embedded in a
mass of greenery and bunting Above the
organ was the word welcome" in gold
letters, having for the background the
stars and stripes, while a beautiful star
hung suspended from beneath. Artistic
ally arranged on either side were also the
stars and stripes. High on the organ were
the words aloha o." beneath which was
the
HAWAIIAN COAT OF ARMS.
On one side of the shield OF arms were
laurel wreaths, while artistically arranged
on the other side were the Hawaiian flag,
the Union Jack, the French colors and the
American stripes.
The stage was completely surrounded
with tropical plants, frs, ferns, etc., and
with lilies and other flowers, and its va
rlous entrances were guarded by Tepresen-
of the stage was a raised platform, car
peted and handsomely furnished This
was for the guests OF the evening and the
representatives of the municipality. Over
them was arranged
TRIUMPHAL ARCH,
In which the American colors were promi-
nent, and on which was the single word
Welcome" In front of the stage and of
the galleries were elaborate decorations of
gauze placed over bunting red, white and
blue, twined with wreaths and garlands
Along the galleries were coats of arms at
and rosettes four feet in diameter
The pillars were surrounded at the base
with frs and evergreens, and similar deco
rations appeared in other parts of the hall
The rear wall of the building was deco
rated with gloria OF flags, with the
American coat of arms in the center.
Underneath that appeared the word "Wel-
come" At this end of the hall were
numerous butterfly flags. The ceiling was
festoOned with pennants and different ma
tional flags, the whole canopied with
gauze. Over 2,4OO yards of English laurel
and 2,100 trees of various kinds, in addi-
ton to cut flowers and bunting, were used
in decorations.
THE RECEPTION.
1t had been announced that the recep- |
ton would begin at p. M, but not until |
about fifteen minutes later did the Royal |
party leave the Parker House. Arrived at |
the Mechanics Building, they entered it at
the northern door, just inside of which the |
motto aloha Oe,' backed by the Hawai- |
ian flag, gave a reminder of the land they |
they had temporarily left. The Royal
party were then ushered into room spec
ally set aside for their use. In this room,
too, the decorator, Col. VIM. Beals, and
he florist, Mr.. T. F. Calvin, had been at
work, add the result was seen in walls
DECORATED WITH FLAGS
And bunting, and all available hooks and
corners filled with tropical and other
plants. Here Mayor and Mrs. O'Brien
gave the visitors cordial greeting. After
rest of few minutes the procession for
he stage started at 1886 p, m, Lieutenant
Colonel Thomas r. Mathews, Chief Mar
hal, and Colonel Augustus n. Sampson,
chief Aid, and two divisions of % Aids
ZACH, led Then came Queen Kapiolani.
'Brien, Councilman Whall, Col. Boyd,
'onsul Bond and other members of the
Royal and municipal parties. Two divisions
f Aids brought up in the rear. The
march was by roped enclosure to the
tage, where the Aids were drawn up on
ither side of the platform, and the guests
f the evening took their seats and gazed
own upon the
SEA OF HEADS
'efore them, Baldwin's Cadet Band mean
lille playing the souvenir march, aloha
'e, which was composed and arranged by {
fr. j. T. Baldwin, and in which was in
orporated the popular song, aloha De" Y
y the Princess Lilliuokalani. The gallery, {
xtending round three sides of the hall,
as completely packed, and all available 7
pace on the extensive foor was occupied.
-ow many people were present could
ardly be estimated. Some minutes before S
le arrival of the Royal party, Lieutenant G